1955 Salem Senators Statistics

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: B
Team Record: 75-54
Finished 2nd in the NWL
Manager: Hal Luby (75-54)
Location: Salem, Oregon
Ballpark: George E. Waters Field
Attendance: 66,441, Avg. 1,030

1955 Salem Senators Roster

Playoffs - Eugene Emeralds 4 games, Salem Senators 2

The Salem Senators of the Northwest League ended the 1955 season with a record of 75 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the NWL.

The Senators scored 791 runs and yielded 646 runs. Thomas Agosta led all regular batters by hitting .357. Red Whitson topped Salem with 17 wins, while William Dials added 15 or more wins, too Red Whitson recorded a 3.17 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1955 Salem Senators who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ray Webster, Hal Luby and Floyd Robinson.

Hal Luby served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Red Whitson	17	6	.739	3.17	26	26					207.0	198	100	73	11	104
William Dials	15	14	.517	4.07	46	15					168.0	164	89	76	14	82
William Walsh	10	8	.556	5.48	39	13					129.7	137	95	79	3	114
Harold Francis	9	7	.562	4.67	36	25					187.0	199	122	97	7	106
Ronnie King	7	1	.875	4.26	25	8					86.7	94	61	41	6	44
John Wortham	7	9	.438	4.19	24	17					131.0	124	77	61	5	90
Marion Cowdell	6	7	.462	3.82	18	17					120.0	119	58	51	3	68
Melvin Krause	3	1	.750	3.68	9	5					44.0	35	18	18	4	27
Earl Tucker	1	1	.500		5						0.0
Gene Tanselli	0	0			1						0.0
Totals	75	54	.581	4.16	229	126	0	0	0	0	1073.3	1070	620	496	53	635	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Thomas Agosta	129	484	484		173	24	18	5						.357	.357	.512	.870	248
Melvin Krause	115	468	468		150	19	7	2						.321	.321	.404	.724	189
Gene Tanselli	125	472	472		150	29	7	11						.318	.318	.479	.797	226
Jack Dunn	107	412	412		131	12	6	1						.318	.318	.383	.701	158
Don Frailey	127	383	383		120	21	7	18						.313	.313	.546	.859	209
Jack Steinagel	116	423	423		113	19	7	15						.267	.267	.452	.719	191
Billy Shields	106	329	329		104	16	10	13						.316	.316	.544	.860	179
Floyd Robinson	102	335	335		101	8	8	9						.301	.301	.454	.755	152
Harvey Koepf	104	345	345		87	10	0	1						.252	.252	.290	.542	100
Ronnie King	59	120	120		30	5	1	1						.250	.250	.333	.583	40
Richard Traversi	23	59	59		16	0	0	0						.271	.271	.271	.542	16
Red Whitson	27	68	68		15	3	1	0						.221	.221	.294	.515	20
Harold Francis	36	67	67		9	0	0	0						.134	.134	.134	.269	9
William Dials	47	59	59		8	2	0	2						.136	.136	.271	.407	16
Marion Cowdell	18	45	45		7	0	0	0						.156	.156	.156	.311	7
William Walsh	39	49	49		6	2	0	0						.122	.122	.163	.286	8
Ray Webster	7	13	13		5	1	0	0						.385	.385	.462	.846	6
John Wortham	24	46	46		2	0	0	0						.043	.043	.043	.087	2
Earl Tucker	5	4	4											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Hal Luby	7	17	17											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
James Hanson	5	15	15											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Joseph Niro	6	10	10											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1334	4223	4223	0	1227	171	72	78	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.291	.421	.711	1776	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
William Dials	P	46					.000
William Walsh	P	39					.000
Harold Francis	P	36					.000
Red Whitson	P	26					.000
John Wortham	P	24					.000
Marion Cowdell	P	18					.000
Earl Tucker	P	5					.000
Totals		194	0	0	0	0	.000

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.

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